In 2008 10.1 million companies were majority owned by women; they employed 13 million people--and average of less than 1 and 1/3 employees per company.
Nothing wrong with that, but I conducted a poll on the question "why do most women owned businesses remain small?"
I offered 5 choices:
Kauffman Foundation this week released a study on women-owned businesses, identifying ways in which they trail businesses founded and owned by men. The data set alone is an impressive contribution to business literature. The study is by no means an indictment of women-owned businesses; rather, an attempt to understand the dynamics of this significant economic sector.
I think there are many, many sources of free and low-cost business development advice, so I am not sure how to explain the results of my survey or, more importantly, the Kauffman study.
If you are a woman business owner, where do you go for advice? If you are a business consultant/advisor, what do you make of these observations?
I would love to hear from you.
Nothing wrong with that, but I conducted a poll on the question "why do most women owned businesses remain small?"
I offered 5 choices:
- lack of capital
- fear of failure
- fear of success
- want to balance work and family
- lack of business development knowledge
Kauffman Foundation this week released a study on women-owned businesses, identifying ways in which they trail businesses founded and owned by men. The data set alone is an impressive contribution to business literature. The study is by no means an indictment of women-owned businesses; rather, an attempt to understand the dynamics of this significant economic sector.
I think there are many, many sources of free and low-cost business development advice, so I am not sure how to explain the results of my survey or, more importantly, the Kauffman study.
If you are a woman business owner, where do you go for advice? If you are a business consultant/advisor, what do you make of these observations?
I would love to hear from you.
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